The Witcher 3 was a game I had high expectations for, I've heard nothing but praise for it over the years and I was very excited to see what all the hype was about, yet when I played it I couldn't help but feel underwhelmed with what was presented.
Whilst the game is always praised for its story, I couldn't help but find it was very meandering with its many, many sidequests and immediately splitting storylines, and because of this I never felt an urgency to do anything as it wasn't interesting me to see what happened. The storyline also wasn't helped with the fact that I found many of the characters weren't interesting and just felt cliché, which isn't always a bad thing as you can do interesting stuff with clichés, but unfortunately nothing was done with them to make me care. I will admit there are some characters, such as Geralt and The Bloody Baron, who feel layered and are more than just their character archetypes and made their storylines a bit more intriguing, but every other character I came across seemed like I was supposed to like them cause the game wants you to, rather than because I actually enjoy seeing them whilst playing.
Whilst I didn't enjoy most of the game, I did find that The Witcher 3's world and setting was very awesome and expansive, with the mythical elements adding a sense of wonder to the game. The combat was alright too most of the time and found fighting was satisfying once I learnt Geralt's magic signs, but overall it didn't really add much and I felt that it wasn't very necessary, as in my playthrough I only got into a few fights when I wasn't seeking them out myself.
Overall, The Witcher 3 was just average to me, which is annoying to say as I was expecting to enjoy it, but after playing it a for a decent amount of time it unfortunately never clicked with me and decided it wasn't worthing playing through another 50 hours of a game I was barely enjoying just so that I could say I'd completed it. I'd like to say one day I'll come back and try it again, but considering all the games I'd rather continue that I've given up on, it seems unlikely that I'll ever finish this massive game.
Whilst the game is always praised for its story, I couldn't help but find it was very meandering with its many, many sidequests and immediately splitting storylines, and because of this I never felt an urgency to do anything as it wasn't interesting me to see what happened. The storyline also wasn't helped with the fact that I found many of the characters weren't interesting and just felt cliché, which isn't always a bad thing as you can do interesting stuff with clichés, but unfortunately nothing was done with them to make me care. I will admit there are some characters, such as Geralt and The Bloody Baron, who feel layered and are more than just their character archetypes and made their storylines a bit more intriguing, but every other character I came across seemed like I was supposed to like them cause the game wants you to, rather than because I actually enjoy seeing them whilst playing.
Whilst I didn't enjoy most of the game, I did find that The Witcher 3's world and setting was very awesome and expansive, with the mythical elements adding a sense of wonder to the game. The combat was alright too most of the time and found fighting was satisfying once I learnt Geralt's magic signs, but overall it didn't really add much and I felt that it wasn't very necessary, as in my playthrough I only got into a few fights when I wasn't seeking them out myself.
Overall, The Witcher 3 was just average to me, which is annoying to say as I was expecting to enjoy it, but after playing it a for a decent amount of time it unfortunately never clicked with me and decided it wasn't worthing playing through another 50 hours of a game I was barely enjoying just so that I could say I'd completed it. I'd like to say one day I'll come back and try it again, but considering all the games I'd rather continue that I've given up on, it seems unlikely that I'll ever finish this massive game.
Reviewed on Jan 26, 2023